grymta
Meaning
grunt
In Swedish: låta som en gris
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att grymta | to grunt |
|---|---|---|
| Present | grymtar | jag grymtar |
| Past | grymtade | jag grymtade |
| Supine | grymtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har grymtat | jag har grymtat |
| Past perfect | hade grymtat | jag hade grymtat |
| Future | ska grymta | or: kommer att grymta |
| Conditional | skulle grymta | jag skulle grymta |
| Imperative | grymta! | a command |
| Present participle | grymtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | grymtad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | grymtas |
|---|---|
| Present | grymtas |
| Past | grymtades |
| Supine | grymtats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use grymtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise grymta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (grymta). Which is the past tense?
grymta in a sentence
- Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))
- "Nöff, nöff" grymtade grisen"Oink, oink" oinked the pig
Questions
What does grymta mean in English?
grymta means “grunt”.
What is the past tense of grymta?
The past tense of grymta is grymtade (“jag grymtade”). The supine is grymtat, used in “jag har grymtat”.
What is the present tense of grymta?
grymtar, the same for every person: jag grymtar, du grymtar, vi grymtar.
Origin
From Old Norse *grynta from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”).
Nearby common words
grymta is number 8,708 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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